Water Management Act 1999
164ZACompletion of dam works under Division 3 permit
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164ZA Completion of dam works under Division 3 permit
[Section 164ZA Inserted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]
(1) Before the expiration of a Division 3 permit and as soon as practicable after the dam works to which the permit relates have been completed, the holder of the permit must give to the Minister a notice (the notice of completion), in writing, of the completion of the dam works.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(2) On receiving a notice of completion, the Minister may require the permit holder, in writing, to do one or more of the following:
(a) provide further information within the time specified in the request;
(b) take further action, within the time specified in the requirement;
(c) notify the Minister, in writing, of the completion of the further action the permit holder is required to take under paragraph (b) .
(3) A permit holder must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(4) On receiving a notice of completion, or any further information or notice required under subsection (2)(a) or (c) , the Minister may accept the notice of completion.
(5) On accepting a notice of completion, the Minister is to –
(a) if the relevant dam works consisted of –
(i) the construction or erection of a dam – register the dam on the register of dams; or
(ii) the enlargement, modification, repair or removal of the dam – amend any existing registration of the dam on the register of dams; and
(b) notify the permit holder, in writing, of that acceptance.